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From AMG: Despite its title, this was actually the third album by Buddy Rich's still-new big band. The recording is taken from two different periods that, although only five months apart, find the band undergoing some major turnover; only six of the 15 sidemen are the same. With such players as altoist Ernie Watts, trumpeter Chuck Findley, and usually Jay Corre on tenor, this was a strong outfit. Most of the material (other than "Chicago" and "I Can't Get Started") was new; among the high points are "The Rotten Kid," "New Blues" and the complex "Diabolus."

1. Away We Go (Ferguson) - 3:11 2. Machine (Reddie) - 3:38 3. The Rotten Kid (Greco) - 5:11 4. New Blues (Piestrup) - 4:54 5. Something for Willie (Boice) - 4:08 6. Standing up in a Hammock (Potts) - 2:40 7. Chicago (Fisher) - 2:08 8. Luv (Mulligan) - 2:56 9. I Can't Get Started (Duke/Gershwin) - 3:50 10. Group Shot (Piestrup) - 5:07 11. Diabolus (Ferguson) - 8:58 12. Away We Go [*] (Ferguson) - 3:00 13. The Rotten Kid [*] (Greco) - 4:14 14. Diabolus [*] (Ferguson) - 8:58 15. Old Timey [*] (Florence) - 3:15 16. Naptown Blues [*] (Montgomery) - 4:25

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